“Curtis at 92Y,” a new collaboration between Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music and the 92 nd Street Y, will offer performances, classes for schoolchildren, adult education, mentorship, and more while providing Curtis with … » Read

On Nov. 30 Véronique Lacroix, artistic director and founder of L’Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+), told a stunned audience that the ensemble would be shutting down, most likely after a final concert. “We worked … » Read

The unprecedented partnership created by a generously endowed conservatory (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, or SFCM) purchasing a Covid-vulnerable artist management firm (Opus 3) has new leadership. David Stull—president of SFCM and … » Read

Opera Australia is hoping the third time is the charm. After twice postponing its premiere of the world’s first fully digital production of Der Ring des Nibelungen , it has scheduled Wagner’s iconic tetralogy for December 2023 at … » Read

Opening night of Tosca at the Royal Opera House on December 5 has been cancelled, as has the dress rehearsal of December 2. The reasons are twofold: a lbackstage labor shortage and the encroaching strains of Covid-19.  The production will … » Read

The Covid-19 situation in Central Europe is, once again, having a major impact on life in the performing arts. The Paris Opera Orchestra, which started a tour November 19 in Toulouse, has had to postpone a number of concerts along the way, … » Read

Revenue for U.S. orchestras  is beginning to recover as they resume performing before live audiences. According to “ Orchestras in Recovery ,” released by TRG Arts and the League of American Orchestras, ticket sales have been … » Read

Even in the best of times, being an arts presenter that relies on international artists is not for sissies. “You have to remember,” says Rupert Hemmings, LA Opera’s VP of artistic planning, “even in a perfect world … » Read

The press preview for the Bowes Center for Performing Arts on Nov. 13 announced the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s (SFCOM) major expansion in the heart of the city’s Civic Center. “It’s a planting of the flag, and … » Read

When Sarah Ruhl [pictured]wrote her play Eurydice in 2003, she could not have foreseen that nearly 20 years later it would appear as an opera on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. But on Nov. 23, her reimagining of the Orpheus myth, with music … » Read